English → Latin
“long-suffering” in Latin
patiorto suffer, endure, tolerate; to allow, acquiesce, permit, submit; to exist, livetolerōto bear, endure, tolerate, put up with, support; to sustain (with the notion of barely doing so)placidusPlacid, gentle, quiet, still, calm, mild, peaceful, tranquil; Ripe, mellow; Not wild, fruitful, suitable for cultivationpatienterpatiently
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
long-suffering adj.
patiens: tolerans: placidus: *patiens injuriarum: omnia toleranter ferens.
long-suffering s.
patientia: tolerantia: with long-suffering, patienter: toleranter.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for long-suffering?
- The usual Latin words for “long-suffering” are patior, tolerō, placidus; also patienter. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.